Samuel Johnson: To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human…
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity; the next is, to strive, and deserve to conquer.
In today’s wordsTo struggle with difficulties and conquer them is the highest human happiness; the next is to struggle and deserve to conquer.
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- There are no shortcuts to greatness.
- Success is not measured by how many side-hustles you have. Success in life is about discovering your passion, developing your gifts, and deploying the value/greatness you bring that you will be valued for.
- Persistence is to keep doing what you know to do, even when doing what you know to do, doesn't seem to be getting any results...knowing that the greatest outcome of doing what you know to do is what YOU BECOME in the process, not what you get from Doing the Process.
- Consistency is the secret of long term success.
- The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
- Sometimes carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.